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WHO’S THE BOSS? HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION OF POWER IN A NON‐COOPERATIVE FRAMEWORK
Author(s) -
Mahmud Ahmed Saber,
Jahan Sarwat
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
bulletin of economic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-8586
pISSN - 0307-3378
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8586.2012.00463.x
Subject(s) - economics , boss , dominance (genetics) , bargaining power , equity (law) , balance (ability) , labour economics , wage , distribution (mathematics) , power (physics) , microeconomics , medicine , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , chemistry , materials science , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , political science , law , metallurgy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gene
When labour market participation influences bargaining power in a household, the male and the female labour supplies can be either positively or negatively related. If negatively related, possibilities include: ‘balance of power’, the complete dominance of one member, and circumstances where inequity persists with incomplete dominance. If effort levels are positively sloped, it is possible to have equilibrium at either high or low effort levels leading to equity. The effects of economic development and wage discrimination are also discussed.